NW Washington Delegation Announces Grant for Darrington Schools to Help with Mudslide Costs

Press Release

Today, the federal delegation representing Snohomish County announced that the Darrington School District has received $10,341 through a federal Project SERV grant to help offset costs the district incurred after the State Route 530 mudslide in March.

The Project SERV grant will help reimburse the school district for transportation expenditures, as extra funds were needed to ensure students were able to get to school, as well as costs for substitute teachers, who stood in for classroom staff who were unable immediately return to work following the tragedy.

Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) wrote a May 30 letter to the U.S. Department of Education supporting the district's application for the grant.

"This grant is vital to help the Darrington school district deal with costs that were needed to keep schools running following the tragedy on March 22," the members of the delegation said. "In the aftermath of the landslide, students and teachers faced many challenges, but the people of Darrington came together and provided the support necessary to keep schools open. This grant will help reimburse the district for the costs incurred during this tragedy, and we appreciate the assistance as the community continues to recover."

Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence) grants, issued through the Department of Education, provide funding for short- and long- term education-related services for school districts and institutions of higher education to help these educational institutions recover from violent or traumatic events.